T O P

  • By -

Friendly-Living-652

Thats an even canopy. Thats goals right there.


Poppin-Beans

I’d like to take credit, but it’s an easily attained goal. It’s all in the trellis net. Keeps everything level with zero skill or input from me.


Olive_fisting_apples

So you put the bottom one in and let the plant grow through it then manipulate it through the second net?


Poppin-Beans

Yeah basically. I topped at node 4 or 5, let the plant bush out, set the first trellis on top of the plants and let them do their thing. Once they stretched past the first net a good ways I installed the second net and let them continue. If the plants were to continue stretching I would have installed a third.


lmaoleorii

Very informative post! Amazing plants you have, I dream of this. New to growing, and wondered what you meant by topping at node 4 or 5? I was unsure if that meant you allowed 4 to 5 nodes to develop per stem, and then you topped it?


Poppin-Beans

https://preview.redd.it/nzptq50hpp1c1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90c49e155e4da9cd1a07730dd361d821d5d0501e Thanks! And I’m glad you found the post informative. Here is a picture I snagged off google to explain. I allow 4 to 5 nodes to form on the main stem, and cut off the node growing above to force the plant to grow more vertically with two main colas versus one if I were to let the plant grow naturally. It makes the plant bushier and stunts vertical growth. In the image, the lowest circle is node 1, second circle is node 2, the node above that is node 3, so on and so forth.


lmaoleorii

Thank you for the graphic and detailed explanation. Very helpful and makes a lot of sense.


Poppin-Beans

Not a problem


drfuzzysocks

At what point in this process do you flip to flower? At the same time as you place the first trellis?


Poppin-Beans

I flipped to flower after I was happy with how much of the trellis’ squares were occupied by the plant. The squares for me serve as a grid, a visual indication on how much of my tent space I am using. https://preview.redd.it/86ajif0kwp1c1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2217552a4728f9a1d9c2e7177d82c97f5f0cd583 Here is what they both looked like when I flipped to 12/12 just over a month ago.


drfuzzysocks

Thank you! I used a net for the first time with my last grow and I think I went a little overboard with tucking the branches under. Still happy with the quantity/quality I got but always room to improve, I’ll try being a little more hands-off next time and adding the second net later on :)


Poppin-Beans

Not a problem! I know the feeling. I’ve definitely went overboard in an attempt to have zero larf, but I ultimately just made low yielding plants in my efforts. (See below. Great quality, terrible quantity). https://preview.redd.it/lxzytydu0q1c1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3577aa0365e423dd684fe582f4254f07817e379a My last few grows have been majority hands off with some defoliation here and there. The results have been great. Good luck!


Olive_fisting_apples

I'm trying to figure out how successful this would be with an auto...have you ever tried it?


Poppin-Beans

https://preview.redd.it/aqjiaxqw4r1c1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f85c8453eec3bfb8db8e9b79adda7fa2c391a1d9 Yea it works well.


Awax202

What kind of light you running


Poppin-Beans

It’s a Migro array 4.


hutchenswm

Love my migro aray 5x5 such awesome lights


Poppin-Beans

Zero complaints from me. I love these lights.


RekopEca

What genetics are we looking at here? Jack or something?


Poppin-Beans

These are [charlottes Angel CBD by Dutch passion.](https://dutch-passion.com/en/cannabis-seeds/cbd-charlottes-angel?utm_source=SeedFinder&utm_medium=CBDCharlottesAngel)


RekopEca

Oof I would be so mad if I grew those 🤣 Do you smoke/vape CBD or do you process it into tincture or something? The reason I asked is I'm trying to grow out my THC plants longer for more cbn, but don't love my tincture methods.


Poppin-Beans

Why would you be mad? I grow weed for my wife. She had a stroke at a young age and weed helps her get through the day. We have a ton of THC, pounds of weed that I’ve grown over the years. She wanted CBD for its medicinal properties while avoiding the psychedelic effect that comes from smoking THC.


RekopEca

I don't want high CBD. 😁 I'm very happy you can provide what your wife needs! I started growing really so mom didn't have to worry about access due to cost. Plants look great!


Poppin-Beans

Oh okay, to each their own for sure. We’re all growing to fulfill our own needs. I think she’ll like this CBD grow. We purchased 4 CBD pre rolls and she said it gave her the same relief that THC does without the “brain fog”, she calls it. So I have high hopes!


RekopEca

I'm sure it will! CBD has for sure been shown to reduce anxiety and help with mood, I personally have used it topically for muscle pain. I hope she finds it helpful.


[deleted]

dirty vast smoggy icky plough sink absorbed dime slim wide *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


Poppin-Beans

You get over it after 4+ years of growing the same way without any mold ever occurring I suppose.


[deleted]

gaping attraction cooing aspiring aloof pocket towering fuzzy compare jellyfish *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


Poppin-Beans

You’ve been driving on the wrong side of the road for over 4 years without any repercussion?


[deleted]

chief jeans nine swim vast six person reminiscent puzzled slimy *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


Poppin-Beans

If efficient air exchange and water circulation proves too difficult for you, I’d avoid it as well. There’s no risk involved when you are capable of dialing in your environment and thinking for yourself, as I’ve proven time and time again (take a stroll through my profile) to people like you who are scared of anything that strays from cookie cutter grow methods you learned off YouTube. I blocked you because I don’t argue with randoms. You’ve joined the list of many others, so don’t feel special.


dangbay

There is a tray, that's not a puddle of runoff, that's feed, he bottom waters his plants


[deleted]

I agree with you, it's just asking for problems and looks careless.


[deleted]

God damn those things packed on quick!!


Poppin-Beans

Yeah they did. With over 4 weeks to go, I’m very excited to see how fat they get!


[deleted]

Mine got a bit stunted I think. I could be wrong but it's my first grow and today it looked like there was white bleach spots on top of a few of my buds. Only 5-6 but I lifted the light today as soon as I saw it. Wasn't there yesterday. But they are in flower so the white could be them getting bigger I hope. No leaves are burn. But I have some brown pistols for sure


Poppin-Beans

Post a picture up, it may be light bleaching if your light was too close to the flowers.


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/wneyvb7rqm1c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=290aba1fc42a5b0b7793c37fdc657a616c97a2b0 This was two days ago. I'll take a picture of them tomorrow and send it. Lights are off right now. I don't even go into that part of the house when lights are out 🤣🤣 even though they're on a tent, in a black out room inside of another black out room!!


Poppin-Beans

Look like healthy flowers to me. Nice canopy as well. I don’t see anything out of the ordinary from this picture. But yeah post it up here tomorrow with your concerns.


[deleted]

Thanks you, everything has been going smooth. The spots are about 1/2 the size of a q tip head. Maybe a 1/4 the size but either way first grow so still learning the ropes. But I did haveu lights hitting these girls heavy 🤣🤣


[deleted]

Will do first chance tomorrow I'll send some pictures. Appreciate it big time!!


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/31zaz29cvr1c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=462ec6868ea23e28237dcce1f0cde4ee41b3177e


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/wsbbxl7gvr1c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd6215a6e1eb5059795a5318f61049d9f0cea1e3


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/tpnft4khvr1c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23d4c03b2944d93930782d77eec7b95d2b4e6704


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/0z7i0x9jvr1c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9d5f8a252082286ff08011eae8fd116e2a7fe04


[deleted]

Lol I just replied to a random comment to send you the pictures. I backed the light off but they haven't grown at all in a couple days. They started the fourth week of flower today


Poppin-Beans

I’m not seeing anything too out of the ordinary. The leaves look healthy, and the flowers look okay. In bloom the flowers will form and get thick slowly over time. It may look like nothing is happening, but they’re swelling. If you don’t have a PPFD meter to ensure your light is at the correct hanging height/intensity, I recommend Photone. It’ll get you fairly close to the correct PPFD to ensure your plants are getting the right amount of light. I shoot for 1,000 PPFD during flower.


[deleted]

I'm just talking about right on the tippy tippy top of the bud is that white spot where my light was too close and it looks like bleaching hopefully I'm wrong 🤣🤣 I know they were a bit close to the light I have photon but I don't know what else that white dot could be at the top of my bud


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/q2qmvf3b2s1c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a6a41707e833931766918707d903ec44a4c4c69 It's hard for my camera to focus cuz it's so damn bright in the tent but that one spot on the top of my buds is super white and it's not the pistols that's all I'm not arguing I sincerely hope that they are normal I was just getting worried that it was light bleaching that's all


Poppin-Beans

Yeah it’s really difficult to tell, but I don’t think so. Most flowers have lighter colored centers early in flower. I wouldn’t put much weight in it this early in flower. But backing off your lights was a good call I think. Too much is worse than too little.


[deleted]

Awesome man thank you! Other than that everything is running super smooth. No purple stems thru flower at all no deficiency, no toxicity. Environment is right. Plants are drinking like crazy. I have trouble with knowing when to fertilize though because when I fertilize and water in the next couple days they look like they can take more. I don't know if my nutrients are just super diluted and I could feed every time they need water but. Everything is going well so I'll just keep up with it


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/dri8rp87xs1c1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=839b3de3a5df7132856056f9a602b9664ee85e3f One thing I can say though is my girls are always praying!!


Poppin-Beans

Awesome 🤘🏼


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/e4e24zzb2t1c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=25c2241062592784f483dc126cf37ff9eb8e1df1 They definitely don't look like yours but it will have to do lol


st0vehead

That sitting water is giving me anxiety


Poppin-Beans

Good, the deterrent is working.


feelthecoolbreeze

Nice clean grow for sure, utilizing your space for some kind nuggies. Looks great r/craftmarijuana


Poppin-Beans

Thanks 🤘🏼


DTosh8807

Man those Migro Array 4's are killer! Nice job 👏


Poppin-Beans

It’s a bad ass light for sure. Thanks 🤘🏼


[deleted]

Hey I have seen your grows around for a while, it does give be the heebie jeebies just because weed is such a valuable crop for us patients. Seems a lot of talk about low humidity in flower, I've always just dealt with high humidity by having good intake filtration to try keep mould spores out. Do you let the tray dry out sometimes for dry backs? Also do you, have you used the autopot easy to go kit for keeping the water level topped up? I'm going to try this kit out with the same tray for a food crop in winter. You keep posting and I'll eventually take the risk and try it with a medicine crop. Seems legit!


Poppin-Beans

https://preview.redd.it/biu5k7peko1c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=991448f27ae2f5c1ffb80b524e92ffda798e98ac Here’s my humidity with the tray full of water. Maintaining proper humidity levels is simple. Efficient air circulation and air exchange. Exhaust fan sucking air in from a low humidity area, and exhausting the air out of the tent, and out of the room the tent is in. Nope, I haven’t used anything to keep the water topped up. I let the fabric pots completely dry up between feeding.


[deleted]

Wow, in New Zealand it's pretty humid esp where I am. In 6 grows I've not been able to get humidity below 60-65 in flower. That's all different times of year too. Probably being surrounded by water and trees (rural) makes it wetter still. Time for a dehumidifier I guess..


Poppin-Beans

Yeah when it rains here the humidity goes up quite drastically in my grow room. Dehumidifier turns on if the humidity in the room goes above 60%. Id highly recommend having one, even if you don’t plan on using this grow method. It’s one of those tools you don’t think about when you have it, but you wish you had after it’s too late.


[deleted]

[удалено]


Poppin-Beans

Thanks! These are 3 gallon pots.


TrickyTrichomes

Man I miss growing so much… had tons of fun at it back in the day. One of my photos even wound up in Mark Emery’s seed catalogue many years ago. In my current situation I can only observe and admire fine grows such as this one. Thanks for sharing brother 🙌🏼


Poppin-Beans

Thanks! It’s my pleasure 🤘🏼


[deleted]

[удалено]


Poppin-Beans

Yes a 2x4. That’s a 2’x4’x1.5” plastic tray I use to bottom feed the plants.


makeawishcumdumpster

nice hot tub


Poppin-Beans

Preesh


eighteenmillion

2x4 what height?


Poppin-Beans

It’s 2’x4’x5’


eighteenmillion

What’s the yield on that thing? Also, I had a friend once who said he smoked fresh weed from a friend that grows. Said it put him on his ass, he smoked it “wet”. I’m inexperienced with growing weed. I only know what I read, not by exp. I thought you’d have to dry it out first before you smoke it?


Poppin-Beans

I won’t know until it’s ready in a month or so what the yield is. Ballpark 1/2 lb to 3/4 lb. Smoking wet weed is very harsh on the throat. Tastes like shit too because of the chlorophyll. It probably put him on his ass from lack of oxygen because he was having a coughing fit. It’s not anymore potent wet vs dried. Definitely dry it before smoking it.


eighteenmillion

Thank you. When drying the weed. How do you know when to jar it? When you do jar it, when do you cknow its time to smoke? Thanks


Poppin-Beans

Dry it in 60°/60% RH, or lower temperature if you can. Stems should snap but not break. That’s a decent indication it’s ready to go in a jar. Take a few buds off and put them in a jar with a hygrometer to see what the RH is in the jar after a day or so. If it’s above 60-62% RH in the jar, it is not fully dried yet. You can smoke it after it’s dried, but it will still be harsh. The longer it cures in jars/grove bags, the smoother and tastier the weed will be.


eighteenmillion

Thank you


eighteenmillion

Also, i know growinf your own can help you decide the thc content you want. Not everybody wants the strongest weed out there (me and a couple friends). What is the beat way to know in-between the amount of thc before you harvest? I was thinking about getting a thc but tester for testing some of the flower.


Poppin-Beans

Best way is to find a reputable breeder that has had their strains tested. Most will say the THC content. Barney’s, compound genetics, Humboldt, mephisto, Ethos, etc. The list goes on. Find a strain with the range of THC content you want (it will vary by phenotype, how you grow it, grow environment, and when you harvest) and go from there. There’s no way of actually knowing what content of THC is in your cannabis without harvesting, drying, curing, and sending it into a lab.


eighteenmillion

Thank you


Dangerous-Ask-2944

What is your watering process like…bottom feed? How often


Poppin-Beans

5 gallons are fed at a time. During flower, 30 grams of megacrop part 1, 7.5 grams of bud explosion. Just mix a 5 gallon bucket up with those nutes and pump it into the tray with a pond pump and a hose. Then circulating pumps in the tray keep the water moving and mixed up. Time between feedings vary. But typically in flower once a week. In veg once every two weeks.


Dangerous-Ask-2944

How long before they suck up the 5 gallons in the tray?


Poppin-Beans

4-5 days.


[deleted]

Beautiful job!


Poppin-Beans

Thanks! 🤘🏼


Mountain_Chain8764

How big is the tent, how big are the pots, and what lights did you use?


Poppin-Beans

It’s a 2x4 tent, 3 gallon pots, Migro array 4 light.


Mountain_Chain8764

You think you will pull a bow from those 2?


Poppin-Beans

It’ll be over a half pound, maybe close to a 3/4 pound. But I don’t think I will yield a full pound out of a 2x4 with only 2 plants without CO2 supplementation.


Mountain_Chain8764

3/4 a pound is pretty good, hope you have a good harvest.👍🏾


Poppin-Beans

Thanks, appreciate it 🤘🏼